Security

De La Rue: success at Currency wing will be key to future

De La Rue management 'confident' despite third profit warning

Shares in De La Rue have slumped again after the group issued its third profit warning this year and said it could breach its banking covenants if it is unsuccessful in securing key contracts at its...

De La Rue board "unanimously disagrees" with the Crystal Amber analysis

De La Rue row escalates

The ongoing row between activist investor Crystal Amber and De La Rue has escalated with the publication of an open letter to all shareholders in the security printing specialist.

Loosemore gained overwhelming support from shareholders at De La Rue's AGM this summer

De La Rue under pressure from investor again

De La Rue has been forced to hold a general meeting after activist investor Crystal Amber Fund called on the group’s chairman to resign.

Portals: obligations to customers, employees, suppliers and creditors will be met

Shock as Portals announces Overton closure

Historic papermaker Portals has rocked the industry with the announcement that it plans to close its Overton banknote paper mill with more than 300 jobs likely to go as a result.

Stepchange can now use the UCNPlus QR system for its cheques

Debt charity partners with Tall Group’s Checkprint

UK debt charity Stepchange has taken on two printers as part of a partnership with security print specialist Tall Group.

Samba 42K print bar: exciting potential for high-speed applications

Fujifilm inkjet deal completes

Fujifilm has completed its acquisition of inkjet integrator Unigraphica, which will boost its plans to expand its offering in Europe.

De La Rue: polymer volumes are up 40%

De La Rue warns on outlook

De La Rue has just scraped in at the lower end of its downgraded profit forecast, and has flagged that supply chain inflation will crimp its performance in the coming year.

(L-R) Peter Thomas with DLRT operations manager Brian McDonagh and Donnan Cullen from Canon

DLRT in Canon investment

Cheque book and secure document printer DLRT will complete an overhaul of its printing capabilities in June when it commissions its new Canon VarioPrint 4000 continuous printer.

Overmatter: Check your cheques

Cheques are just so last century, aren’t they? But not for Overmatter, oh no. So it was exciting to see a cheque doing a very 21st-century social media thing – going viral – thanks to a data file...

Authentication: first phase of new contract will be tobacco products

De La Rue wins Oman authentication contract

De La Rue has won a big authentication contract with the Oman Tax Authority, but the group is also under pressure again from activist investor Richard Bernstein after its share price tanked on bad...